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96 unusual facts about Parkinson


1822 in paleontology

James Parkinson (after whom the disease is named) publishes a general text on paleontology wherein he illustrates and describes teeth belonging to Megalosaurus.

Adieu False Heart

In light of her 2011 retirement announcement, and the revelation of her affliction with Parkinson's disease in 2013, which has left her unable to sing, this album is likely to be Linda's final release of new music.

Albert Field

He suffered from Parkinson's disease in later life, and died of asphyxiation from hanging in 1990, survived by a daughter and step-daughter.

Alex Josey

He later became the Publications Manager of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) before being crippled by Parkinson's disease.

Alex P. Keaton

Stewie also mentions the fact that Michael J. Fox has Parkinson's.

Annonacin

Some reports concluded that regular consumption in rats (3.8 and 7.6 mg per kg per day for 28 days) caused brain lesions consistent with Parkinson's disease.

Antanas Mockus

On 9 April 2010 he announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Bagadilico

The group’s ultimate goal is to find new therapies for Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.

Benserazide

It is used in the management of Parkinson's disease in combination with L-DOPA (levodopa) as co-beneldopa (BAN), under the brand names Madopar in the UK and Prolopa in Canada, both made by Roche.

Brain Research Foundation

Brain tumors, Multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, Epilepsy, ALS, learning disorders, depression and many others are disorders the BRF has helped raise awareness for.

Brittany Underwood

In an interview with SOAPnet in 2010, Underwood said she was currently in college researching neuroscience, and such diseases as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Carbidopa

The use of carbidopa seems counter-intuitive in Parkinson's disease (PD) in that it prevents DDC conversion of levodopa/L-DOPA to dopamine.

Carbidopa is used in the treatment of, among other diseases, Parkinson's disease (PD), a condition characterized by death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra.

Charles R. Erdman, Jr.

Erdman died in 1984 at his home in Princeton at the age of 87 after battling Parkinson's disease for several years.

Christian Haass

The emphasis of his work is in the molecular biology and cell biology of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Clinical Systems and Networks

The setting of objectives and the choice of criteria relating to the healthcare provided for a condition such as Parkinson Disease or Renal Failure has a number of benefits, notably

Conghua city yueyuan animal breeding farm

The monkeys are used scientific research, including gene therapy, cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, stem cells and antibody-based treatments.

Daniel Bekker

Bekker died on 22 October 2009 after a long struggle with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton

Dogged by illness for the latter 10 years of his life, he had suffered a stroke and was disabled by its effects and those of Parkinson's disease.

DiaGenic

The first products from DiaGenic are tests for the early diagnosis of breast cancer (BCtect) and Alzheimer's disease (ADtect), to be followed by a test for Parkinson's disease (PDtect).

Elena of Montenegro

She was deeply involved in her fight against disease, and she promoted many efforts for the training of doctors, and for research against poliomyelitis, Parkinson's disease and cancer.

Emperor Rosko

He stayed with Radio 1 until September 1976, when he left for America to re-join his father, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Eric Harrison

He died at Chatswood of Parkinson's disease and was survived by his wife and the three daughters of his first marriage.

Ernie Bushmiller

In 1979, Bushmiller was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, but he continued to produce the strip with the help of assistants Will Johnson and Al Plastino.

Franz Schurmann

He died at age 84 on August 20, 2010, at his home in San Francisco due to complications of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Frederick B. Karl

In a 2010 news article, Karl told a reporter that he was suffering from heart disease along with a progressive form of Parkinson's disease and diabetes.

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

Certain neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, have been linked to metal deposits with high iron content, although it is uncertain whether Fenton chemistry plays a substantial role in these diseases, or whether fructose 1,6-bis(phosphate) is capable of mitigating those effects.

Gas Huffer

At the conclusion of Girl Trouble's set, K.P. Kendall called Gas Huffer's Tom Price (who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease) to the stage and presented to him a "Certificate of Achievement".

George André Robertson

In 1991, health problems (such as Parkinson's disease) forced him to retire and he went to live in Surrey, where he died on 22 February 2007 at the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill at the age of 77.

Glória Pires

In 2005, Glória's father died as an implication of Parkinson's disease.

Green glazed pottery of Atzompa

She was not able to work for the last years of her life due to Parkinson's disease and diminished sight.

H. R. Janardhana Iyengar

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the late 1970s, which was progressively debilitating.

Hamites

This James Parkinson is best known as the first scientific description of a disease he called the Shaking Palsy, now referred to as Parkinson's disease in his honour.

Harry Farjeon

Farjeon taught at the Academy for 47 years, despite developing Parkinson's disease in later life.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland

There are over 120 Guidelines available on their website including ones in 2011 on early rheumatoid arthritis and in 2010 diabetes, obesity and Parkinson's disease.

Hoxton Square

James Parkinson (1755–1824), the physician and author of An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, the subject of which is now known as Parkinson's disease, was in practice at 1 Hoxton Square, which is commemorated with a blue plaque on the site.

Hy Lit

In the mid 1990s, it was revealed that Lit was suffering from the beginnings of Parkinson's disease.

Integration and Development Movement

Frigerio succeeded the ailing Frondizi (earlier diagnosed with Parkinson's disease) as President of the MID in 1986.

Jean Kasem

In October 2013, Kerri Kasem, one of Casey Kasem's three children from his first marriage, said her father was suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Jean-Louis Tauran

In spite of having Parkinson's disease, Tauran was appointed as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on 25 June 2007, showing that the disease was not getting worse and he was able to handle more responsibility.

John Amsden Starkweather

Starkweather died March 10, 2001 at the age of 75 from complications of Parkinson's disease.

John Louis Mansi

After 'Allo 'Allo! ended in 1992, he retired from acting. He was often credited as Louis Mansi in his roles. For six years he suffered from Parkinson's disease and in May 2010 was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

John R. Meyer

He died on October 20, 2009 after a long period of battling with Parkinson's disease.

John Tedder, 2nd Baron Tedder

Near the end of his life he developed Parkinson's disease (the same affliction from which his father died).

Larry Whiteside

Whiteside developed Parkinson's disease early in the 21st century, which led to the end of his career with The Boston Globe in 2004.

Lee Baxandall

In 1995, Baxandall was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he retired from public life from 2002 until his death on November 28, 2008.

Low-threshold spikes

Therefore, much research has been conducted on low-threshold spikes in the neurons in the thalamus and how it could relate to Parkinson's disease and the corresponding loss of motor function.

Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine

Neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson's disease, metabolomics and disease network analysis are a primary focus.

LY-404,187

LY-404,187 has been demonstrated to enhance cognitive function in animal studies, and has also shown effects suggesting antidepressant action as well as having possible application in the treatment of schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and ADHD.

Menachem Shmuel David Raichik

Toward the end of his life Raichik suffered greatly from the debilitating Parkinson's disease, but refused to allow it to hamper his busy schedule.

Michal Kováč

On July 10, 2008 the Slovak media reported that Kováč probably suffers from Parkinson's disease.

Micheal O'Siadhail

She was for most of her life a teacher and later head mistress in an inner city Dublin primary school until her retirement in 1995 due to Parkinson's disease.

My Angel My Hero

The film tells the story of a young boy Billy (Dakim Wills), who is suffering from Parkinson's disease and dances in New York City subway and streets.

He eventually finds an inspiration by meeting a former Investment Banker, Da (Faizan Sheikh) and together they discover the advantages of dance towards Parkinson's disease.

The film echoes the sound of music and dance to heal Parkinson's disease, a disease caused by the deterioration of brain cells leading to tremors of the muscles in the body.

Nick Geraci

His injuries in the ring eventually lead to him developing Parkinson's disease.

Nike Mag

A limited quantity of 1,500 pairs were auctioned on eBay on September 8, 2011 and proceeds are currently being dedicated to the The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's disease research.

Nikol Faridani

Faridani died on 6 February 2008, after suffering from prostate cancer, pneumonia, and Parkinson's disease.

PARK11

PARK11 is a gene that has been associated with Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

Parkinson

Parkinson's disease, degenerative disorder of the central nervous system

Parkinsonism, also known as Parkinson's syndrome, atypical Parkinson's, or secondary Parkinson's

Parkinson Association of the Rockies

The Parkinson Association of the Rockies (PAR) is a Colorado care and research not-for-profit organization whose aim is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with Parkinson's disease through education, research, awareness and support for those with Parkinson's disease, their families and the community.

Parkinson's Disease Foundation

For example, upon the announcement of President Barack Obama's BRAIN Initiative to map the human brain, PDF released a statement in which the organization's president, Robin Elliott, praised the initiative and urged the President to include patient advocates directly affected by diseases that impact the brain such as Parkinson's in determining how to move forward with the project.

Parkinson's law

In that episode, an undersecretary of the Department, played by Ian Lavender, explains to the Minister that a certain county "has the smallest establishment of social workers in the U.K."

A "generalization" of Parkinson's law, is mentioned in an episode of British comedy series Yes Minister, The Skeleton in the Cupboard, originally aired on November 25, 1982.

Parkinson's law of triviality

Jan Pen, Harmony and Conflict in Modern Society, (Trans. Trevor S. Preston) McGraw–Hill, 1966 p.

The artist working on the queen animations for Battle Chess was aware of this tendency, and came up with an innovative solution.

Parkinson's Sunday Supplement

Between these features Parkinson would play what he termed "the very best in music" from the jazz and big-band genres, including such artists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Joe Williams.

Parkinson's UK

Jane Asher has been President of Parkinson's UK since 2007 and has a brother-in-law diagnosed with Parkinson's.

Paul Montauk

Montauk's health declined over the last decade of his life and in his final few years Montauk was afflicted with Parkinson's disease and other infirmities, but he continued to make an active contribution to the SWP.

Rafael Caldera

His poor health caused by Parkinson's disease forced him to retire from politics during his last years.

Rankin Fite

He retired from politics in 1974 due to failing health, having suffered from Parkinson's disease prior to retiring.

Rick Shapiro

On April 25, 2013, Shapiro was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative disorder that attacks the central nervous system.

Rita Kalmbach

She is the widow of German-born tobacco farmer Emil Kalmbach; Emil died from Parkinson's disease while on vacation in Mexico at the resort community of San Antonio Tlayacapan in 2009.

Rivastigmine

Rivastigmine (sold under the trade name Exelon) is a parasympathomimetic or cholinergic agent for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type and dementia due to Parkinson's disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved rivastigmine capsules and patches for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type and for mild to moderate dementia related to Parkinson's disease.

Robert E. Pearson

Pearson has had Parkinson's disease for nearly a decade, is blind in his right eye and legally blind in his left eye—plus he has been color-blind his entire life.

Rogelio Frigerio

Frigerio lost his friend, Arturo Frondizi, to Parkinson's disease in 1995, and his own health declined subsequently.

S. J. V. Chelvanayakam

Chelvanayakam health was increasingly poor; he had suffered from Parkinson's disease and growing deafness since the 1950s.

Safinamide

Safinamide (EMD 1195686) is a candidate drug against Parkinson's disease with multiple methods of action.

Sahib Singh

Ultimately, he became very ill, being afflicted with Parkinson's disease.

Saving Milly

The movie recounts his inspiring love story with his activist wife, Milly, and the dramatic change in their lives in the years after she is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Shay Healy

In 2004, Healy was diagnosed with the degenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease.

Sheikh Hassan Enany

As well as treating cancer, the radio surgery technology has been used for treating Parkinson's disease.

Sholom Rivkin

Rivkin died on October 1, 2011, of complications from Parkinson's disease.

Spin City

After Fox left due to his battle with Parkinson's disease, Charlie Sheen took the reins as the show's lead Charlie Crawford.

Mike leaves the show at the end of season 4, after taking the hit for an unknown mob connection the Mayor had, (It is later revealed Michael J. Fox had Parkinson's disease) .

Tara Devi

After this tragedy, she became physically unfit and later was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Suffering from Parkinson's disease and having already had several heart attacks, Burroughs visited the set of Tarzan and the Slave Girl during its production.

The Movement Disorder Society

The field of Movement Disorders includes the following areas: Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism, ataxia, dystonia, chorea and Huntington's disease, tics and Tourette syndrome, myoclonus and startle, restless leg syndrome, stiff person syndrome, tremor and essential tremor, and gait disorders.

The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) is a professional society of clinicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals who are interested in Parkinson's disease, related neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, hyperkinetic Movement Disorders and abnormalities in muscle tone and motor control.

The Silver Dream

However, Reaves, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, was unable to actually perform much work on the book; instead, he turned over the writing to his daughter Mallory, who completed the novel based on the outline worked up by Gaiman and the elder Reaves.

The Swedish Parkinson Academy

The main aim of the academy is to stimulate preclinical and clinical research related to Parkinson's disease, especially to support translational projects (projects bridging the border between preclinical and clinical research, bringing promising preclinical results to clinical studies).

Thorley Walters

Walters had starred with Terry in the Boulting Brother's film Carlton-Browne of the F.O., and was shocked at his appearance (he was ill with Parkinson's disease).

Tofenacin

In addition to its use as a pharmaceutical medication, tofenacin is the major active metabolite of orphenadrine and likely plays a role in its beneficial effects against depressive symptoms seen in Parkinson's disease patients.

Weird Tales

Wright (who suffered from Parkinson's disease) continued to publish stories by Lovecraft, Smith, and Quinn, though he was more selective than Baird; he rejected Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness", "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" and (initially) "The Call of Cthulhu", among other stories.


Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori

Elevated to species status by Parkinson, Zamudio and Greene (2000) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences.

Andrea Parker

Parker supports various charities such as the National Hospice Palliative Care Organization, Glenn Siegel's My Good Friend charity organization, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research and Project Angel Food.

Burderop Park

Thomas was married to Elizabeth Keck, daughter of Anthony James Keck of Stoughton Grange; they had a son John James Calley, who sold the estate to John Parkinson, who held the estate as a trustee, for the Duke of Wellington.

Carbidopa/levodopa

In 1960 the Austrian biochemist Oleh Hornykiewicz, while at the University of Vienna, examined results of autopsies of patients who had died with Parkinson's disease.

Cell therapy

Neural stem cells (NSCs) are the subject of ongoing research for possible therapeutic applications, for example for treating a number of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease.

Dian Parkinson

Dian Parkinson (born Dianna Lynn Batts on November 30, 1944 in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is a former American model and hostess on The Price Is Right.

DMT1

DMT1 expression is found to be increased in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's patients and in the ventral mesencephalon of animal models intoxicated with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) - a neurotoxin widely used experimentally to produce Parkinsonian symptoms.

European Medical Students' Orchestra and Choir

The union of the orchestra and the choir was so successful that the cooperation of EMSO and EMSC continued with concerts in Chester Cathedral and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester in 2010 under the conduction of John Anderson and Daniel Parkinson, and in Giessen and Frankfurt, Germany in 2011, under the leadership of Stefan Ottersbach and Anna Katharina Kalmbach with once again spectacular concerts that astonished the local audience and media.

Hes3 signaling axis

:* Activation of the signaling pathway by Delta4, Angiopoietin 2, insulin, or a combination of the three and a JAK inhibitor induces motor skill improvements in adult rat models of Parkinson's disease (6-hydroxydopamine model).

Ilene Strizver

Strizver was the Director of Typeface Development for International Typeface Corporation (ITC), where she developed more than 300 text and display typefaces with such respected and world-renowned type designers as Sumner Stone, Erik Spiekermann, Jill Bell, Jim Parkinson, Tim Donaldson, and the late Phill Grimshaw.

James Parkinson

Parkinson was a strong advocate for the under-privileged, and an outspoken critic of the Pitt-government.

Joseph Jankovic

In 1977 he joined the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine and became a founder and director of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, which has since been recognized as a "Center of Excellence" by the National Parkinson Foundation and the Huntington Disease Society of America.

Keays

Sara Keays (born 1947), English writer and former mistress of British Conservative politician Cecil Parkinson

Liz Whitney Tippett

The Liz Whitney Tippett Foundation supports numerous causes such American as Best Buddies International, Children's Organ Transplant Association, Baptist Health South Florida Foundation, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, University of Miami, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and Push America.

Martin Parkinson

Parkinson had previously served as the inaugural Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, an International Monetary Fund official, and an advisor to former Australian Treasurer, John Dawkins.

Methylthioninium chloride

In vitro studies suggest that methylene blue might be an effective remedy for both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease by enhancing key mitochondrial biochemical pathways.

Sacha Parkinson

In 2013 Sacha Parkinson appeared in Channel 4, four part drama The Mill portraying the role of Miriam Catterall The Mill.

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance

Membrane proteins and amyloid fibrils, the latter related to Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, are two examples of application where solid-state NMR spectroscopy complements solution-state NMR spectroscopy and beam diffraction methods (e.g. X-ray crystallography, electron microscopy).

Victoria Glendinning

Her second husband Terence de Vere White died of Parkinson's disease in 1994 and in 1996 she married Kevin O'Sullivan.